What is the silicone sealant you used in the wing join.

I am using elbow grease to get the adhesive off the wing surface in order to replace the ‘hi-speed” tape. And thought I might use the stuff you showed me instead of the tape.

Dom,

 

Silicone bathtub caulk (white).

 

'Twas a bit of a sticky wicket to apply.  I laid down a strip of vinyl electrician's tape just outside each edge of the gap.  Applied the caulk and followed immediately behind with my finger to smooth it and then quickly removed the tape that was covered with the excess.  I did the top and bottom separately because there was very little working time since the caulk sets up so quickly and any attempt to try to re-smooth it only results in a lumpy mess.

 

If two people are doing this, one can apply the caulk and the other can follow with the tooling.  A finger is the handy tool I favor (concave finish) but almost anything would work - perhaps a practice session would help using any convenient crack that might be about.

 

If you must remove a wing, you can run a razor down the middle to allow the separation.  A razor can also be used to remove the residue from each wing half, hopefully without removing the paint too.

 

Scott